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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Sandy hits beach hard

Rhode Island state
beaches from Middletown to Westerly were battered by Hurricane Sandy.

Beach
pavilions, playgrounds and solar panels all sustained storm damage. But the
loss of sand was, by far, the biggest setback.

"Years and a century's worth of sand is just gone,” said Robert
Paquette, chief of the state Division of Parks & Recreation.
Sand dunes, most of them covered in beach grass, were blasted apart and washed
inland by the storm surge.

Paquette said the sand
lost at beaches during storms is usually replenished within a few days, but so
far, the sand has not returned. “Instead of going out to sea, (the sand) went
on to land," he said.

According to Paquette, the cost of damage and plans to rebuild are still being
assessed. “We have to do something; we’re missing a lot,” he said.

For more information, visit the state
Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Sandy webpage.

Thought for the day

You’d be forgiven if you hadn’t noticed. His verbal bombshells are louder than ever, but Donald J Trump is no longer president of the United States. By having no constructive response to any of the monumental crises now convulsing America, Trump has abdicated his office. He is not governing. He’s golfing, watching cable TV and tweeting…

In reality, Donald Trump doesn’t run the government of the United States. He doesn’t manage anything. He doesn’t organize anyone. He doesn’t administer or oversee or supervise. He doesn’t read memos. He hates meetings. He has no patience for briefings. His White House is in perpetual chaos.

Robert Reich

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